IT Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna (right) and Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam (left) discussing about IT park with officials at the site in Salem on Monday.

The Tamil Nadu government is keen on setting up business process outsourcing (BPO) units in rural areas, Information Technology Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna has said.

The government was already successful in setting up a rural BPO in Krishnagiri district, which had generated employment opportunities for the rural youth. The Chief Minister was keen on setting up similar BPOs in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu. A policy was being worked out in this regard, she told media persons after inspecting the construction works in Salem Information Technology park on Monday.

Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam, Collector J. Chandrakumar and senior officials accompanied the Minister.

She said that the construction works in the park were taken up on 53 acres initially. Roads, power supply, water supply and other basic amenities would be created at a cost of Rs. 10 crore. The construction of a building for the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu on a 50,000 sq. ft. land would begin in April. Four companies had expressed interest for setting up their units in the park so far, she said. Tamil Nadu was ranked second, after Karnataka, in software exports, she added. Mayor J. Rekha Priyadarshini was also present.

Source: THE HINDU